Sequoia Elementary

Sequoia Elementary is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Santa Rosa, California, run under Rincon Valley Union Elementary, teacheing 414 students in grades K through 6.

Rincon Valley Union Elementary comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,079 students; Sequoia Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Sequoia Elementary reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to Sonoma County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 23% of students at Sequoia Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sonoma County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sequoia Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.0%; this one delivers 51.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Sonoma County indicate median household income runs about $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sequoia Elementary is one of 184 public schools in Sonoma County (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students).

Nearest neighbor: Whited Elementary Charter, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sequoia Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sequoia Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 418 students in 2018 compared to 414 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 today.

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